by Emily McMason | May 4, 2015 | Parenting
April was birthday season at our house. All four of us celebrate over 11 days. It’s a lot of candles. And not always the right presents. Years ago I bought a dollhouse for my daughter. There were so many things that I loved about it. It was wooden! The roof has solar...
by Emily McMason | Apr 1, 2015 | Culture, Family Life
I hate weekends. OK. That might be a bit of a sweeping generalization. I dislike weekends. Nope. Not exactly that. More like: I hate a part of the weekend. Specifically? I hate helping a certain young girl cut her toenails. Because it feels like it takes up the entire...
by Emily McMason | Mar 5, 2015 | Family Life
Right this moment, votes are being cast. The number of candidates for this office can be counted on two hands. The field is wide open and the potential for upsets abound. Don’t panic—you didn’t miss a ballot. It’s middle school elections. Which, when you are nearly...
by Emily McMason | Feb 15, 2015 | Beyond Marietta
Once Upon a Time… The beginning of every fairy tale. And isn’t that how the tales of our lives are supposed to start? Once upon a time, we met. And fell in love. And the love was blissful. And the love was fun. And the love was easy. Back then, back in the bliss-full...
by Emily McMason | Jan 9, 2015 | Way Beyond Marietta
Three weeks later and my palms are still sweating. It was mid-December. The curtain went up. And my daughter went down. An angel brought to her knees by a too-long hem. Or maybe a slippery floor. Or it could have been due to shaky nerves. The cause doesn’t matter. The...
